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A friend recently shared this quote with me from Tim Keller’s The Meaning of Marriage. Christian marriage should be communal. . .We are called to be transparent before one another. One particular...
View ArticleWhen Your “Great” Parenting Idea Flops.
Susanna demonstrates a flop. After all the big beautiful bravery going on around here last week, Wednesday night found our little warrior weeping. She didn’t like theater camp. She went, she tried, she...
View ArticleDear Friend, No One Has It All Together
Dear friend, I got your message. I hate what happened to you this past week. You were judged as a parent by a bystander. An old man watched you chase your toddler into the street and chastise him. He...
View ArticleAncient Wisdom for Going Back to School
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View ArticleWhy I’d Rather Have a Prodigal Son
We have four children now, but when our first daughter was only a year old, my husband made a rather shocking statement. I’d rather Abby be a prodigal son than a legalistic Pharisee. It’s better to...
View ArticleFor All the Parents, Everywhere
Momastary says that parenting is like being pecked to death by merciless chickens. Yes. Especially when the children are young. And especially at dinner time. Lord have mercy! Can I ask you something...
View ArticleDazed and Confused
Isaac: I pooped! I pooped! From the bathroom. I pooped… Does anybody even hear me? I pooped! Tim: Yes, we hear you. Clean yourself up. Isaac: Ok, Captain Crunch! Me: Captain Crunch? From a sibling: He...
View ArticleHow Being a Teacher Has Made Me a Better Mom
I recently learned of some heavy heartache a student of mine is carrying quietly upon his shoulders along with his backpack and homework. I felt utterly hopeless to help with his burden. I can’t...
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